Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement
Summary
An Indian court ordered the release of two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who had been jailed during protests against alleged electoral roll manipulation. They were released after signing a promise to maintain peace, following a police crackdown on youth-led demonstrations in New Delhi.Key Facts
- Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were arrested during protests in New Delhi and spent a week in Tihar jail.
- They were charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace after crossing police barricades and holding the Indian flag in a restricted area.
- A special magistrate ordered their release after police efforts to keep them detained.
- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests focus on alleged deletion of over 130 million names from India’s voter list.
- The CJP and opposition groups demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) denies influencing the voter list changes.
- The CJP started as an online satire and grew into a political movement challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
- Cockroach protests previously led to the resignation of Modi’s education minister.
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